Ealdgyð

Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and guð "battle" (a cognate of Old German Aldegund).

Related Names

Rootseald + guð
Other Languages & CulturesAldegonda(Dutch) Aldegund, Aldegundis(Germanic) Aldith, Aldus(Medieval English)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   rough   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Carradine showbiz family, elderly, old people, war

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 197.
Entry updated December 7, 2022